There is a new book display in the library for our collection of Bluestem Award books for kids in grades 3-5. It's behind the chapter book section, next to the Halloween and Christmas books. I have read most of the books on the list and I have really enjoyed most of them. You can view the entire list here, after clicking on "Master List 2011" (you must have a PDF reader like Adobe Acrobat installed). My favorites so far are No Talking by Andrew Clements and The BFG by Roald Dahl. I haven't yet gotten to Emmy and the Incredible Shrinking Rat, Being Teddy Roosevelt, or Dodger and Me.
Thursday, July 29, 2010
Bluestem Books
There is a new book display in the library for our collection of Bluestem Award books for kids in grades 3-5. It's behind the chapter book section, next to the Halloween and Christmas books. I have read most of the books on the list and I have really enjoyed most of them. You can view the entire list here, after clicking on "Master List 2011" (you must have a PDF reader like Adobe Acrobat installed). My favorites so far are No Talking by Andrew Clements and The BFG by Roald Dahl. I haven't yet gotten to Emmy and the Incredible Shrinking Rat, Being Teddy Roosevelt, or Dodger and Me.
Thursday, July 22, 2010
Summer Reading is Ending Soon
Tomorrow we will have gone through 7 weeks of our 8-week summer reading program! I hope everyone has had as much fun as I have. Next week we will have crafts on Monday morning and Tuesday afternoon, one last read-a-thon on Thursday, and then Friday the 30th is the last day of the program! If kids are still marking off squares on their reading logs, Friday is the last day for that. Kids can turn in their logs any time between now and Aug. 8 to be considered for the Top 15 Reader prizes, and will be able to collect regular prizes as long as supplies last. However, be warned that we're quickly running out of ghost prize bags (200 min. or 20 books) so if you've reached that goal and haven't brought in your log sheet yet, the sooner the better!
Join us next week for paper plate spiders and monster hands crafts. And keep on reading!
Join us next week for paper plate spiders and monster hands crafts. And keep on reading!
Thursday, July 15, 2010
Live Animals at the Library
Don't miss Monday's "Un-Lovables" animal program, starting at 10 a.m. and presented by the Macon County Conservation District! See and learn about snakes, insects, mice, toads, and other creepy crawly animals. Registration is required.
You can read about animals in the library as well. A great picture book on this subject is Library Mouse by Daniel Kirk. A small mouse who lives in the library is suddenly inspired to write his own book. The mouse is shy, but kids who see the mouse's books are desperate to meet the author. What will the mouse do?
Another story about animals in the library is Dewey the Library Cat: A True Story. This book tells the tale of a tiny kitten some librarians found in the book drop on one cold winter morning. The librarians decided to adopt the kitten and call him Dewey, after the inventor of the Dewey Decimal system. The kitten grew up to be a nationally famous cat.
You can read about animals in the library as well. A great picture book on this subject is Library Mouse by Daniel Kirk. A small mouse who lives in the library is suddenly inspired to write his own book. The mouse is shy, but kids who see the mouse's books are desperate to meet the author. What will the mouse do?
Another story about animals in the library is Dewey the Library Cat: A True Story. This book tells the tale of a tiny kitten some librarians found in the book drop on one cold winter morning. The librarians decided to adopt the kitten and call him Dewey, after the inventor of the Dewey Decimal system. The kitten grew up to be a nationally famous cat.
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